Wire fabric



July 22 1924. 1,502,012

E. L. BENEDICT WIRE FABRIC Filed July 15. 1921 FIG, 1

Patented July 22, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD L. BENEDICT, '1 SEWICKLEY, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO PITTSBURGH STEEL COMPANY, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENN- SYLVANIL WIRE FABRIC.

Application filed July 15, 1921. Serial No. 484,924.

. 1 '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD L. BENEDICT, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Sewickley, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in lVire Fabrics; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof. 3

My invention relates to wire fabric, and more especially to wire fabric employed in construction work in connection with the walls and ceilings of buildings.

The object of my invention is to provide a wire fabric by means of which the fabric may be properly spaced from the, studding or other support, so that when the plaster is applied the plaster will get behind the fabric so that when the wall is completed the fabric will be embedded, or completely surrounded by the plaster, thereby giving a stronger and more durable wall construction.

A still further object is to providea wire fabric with off set spacing portions that can be constructed of the minimum amount of material.

In the accompanying drawing Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a portion of my improved fabric, Fig. 2 is a sectional view of a portion of a wall showing my improved fabric applied thereto; and Fig. 3 is a similar View showing a modified form of my invention.

I have illustrated my invention in connection with a wire fabric in which the strand wires 2 and the stay-wires 3 are welded at their points of intersection 4, preferably by the well known electric welding process, although it will be understood that my invention is equally applicable for what is termed a woven wire fabric, where the stay wires are made in sections twisted around the strand-wires.

The stay-wires 3 are bent around the outside or selvage wires as at 5 in the ordinary manner.

After the fabric has been made in one of the ordinary electric welding machines the bends 6 are formed in any suitable manner in the stay-wires 3, said bends being off set from the plane of the fabric as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and bent to form apices 6". It is preferred to form the bends tension and-the pull is in the direction of g the strand-wires.

Where my improved fabric is used in the construction of a wall, the fabric is flattened outand applied to the studding in the manx1181 shown in Fig. 2, staples 7 straddling the fabric at the bends 6 and being driven into the studding through the building paper 8, which is ordinarily employed. The bends 6 form a convenient point to apply the staples as the apices of the bends are in contact with the studding and a shorter staple may be employed and a more secure connection isobtained. As the bends are formed with apices there can be but point contact of the bends with the studding or paper and in actual practice the staples are not completely driven home so that the plaster completely envelops the bends.

When the fabric has been secured in place in this manner, the plaster, or cement coating is then applied and the bends 6 space the fabric from the paper 8, or studding 10, so that when the plaster is applied the same gets in behind the fabric, and when the wall is completed the fabric is completely embedded in the body of the plaster.

In the embodiments shown, I have illustrated a manner of securing sheets of build ing paper, or other suitable backing permanently to the fabric so that it can be applied when the fabric is made and the whole shipped as a unit. In the manner of securing the paper to the fabric illustrated, the paper 8 is perforated at 13 to receive the bends 6 and a retaining member 14 in the form of twine, wire or other material is then threaded through the loops of the bends to hold the paper securely in place. The perforations in the paper may be formed by forcing the paper down on the bends which will penetrate the paper and so form the openings. It will be apparent, of course, that other forms of retaining members may be employed to engage the loops.

In Fig. 3 I have illustrated a modified form of my invention "in which the staythe plane of the fabric, saidbends being formed with apices.

2. A wire fabric adapted for reinforcing plaster or the like and composed of strand and stay-wires connected at their points of intersection and bends formed in the staywires between the points of intersection off set from the plane of the fabric, said bends being formed with apices.

3. A wire fabric composed of strand-wires and stay-wires connected attheir points of intersection and bends formed in said wires between the points of intersection off set from the plane of the fabric, sheet material having openings to receive said bends, and

a retaining member engaging the loops of said bends.

4. A wire fabric composed of strand- Wires and stay-wires connected at their points of intersection, bends formed in said wires between the points of intersection off set from the plane of the fabric, sheet material having openings to receive said bends backing sheet having openings to receive said bend, and a twine like member engaging the loops of said bends.

6. A wire fabric composed of strandwires and stay-wires connected at their points of intersection, the stay-wires being underneath the strand-wires, bends formed in the stay-wires between the oints of intersection off set from the p ane of the fabric, a backing sheet having openings to receive said bends, and a retaining member engaging the loops of said bends.

T. A wire fabric composed of strandwires and stay-Wires connected at their points of intersection, bends formed in "aid wires between the points of intersection 0a set from the plane of the fabric, a backing sheet spaced from the plane of the fabric, and means for attaching said backing sheet to said fabric.

In testimony whereof, I, the said Enwann L. BENEDICT, have hereunto set my hand.

v EDWARD 1L. BENEDICT.

.Vitnesses Row. D. ToT'rEN, JOHN E. Wlm. 

